Texas environmental officials disabled an online filing system after watchdog groups raised concerns about the agency issuing permits related to data centers.

The authority to issue executive orders traditionally belongs to the chief executive, like the governor or a county judge.

The mailers, sent by an organization formed last month in Wyoming, implicate a Texas transgender rights group that says it was not involved.

A new report warns that the state’s air quality progress could be reversed by the end of the decade, especially if facilities use natural gas power.

TribCast hosts Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff will be joined by a panel of experts to analyze results from the 2026 Primary results.

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If a voter’s eligibility is uncertain, they can still cast what’s called a provisional ballot. Here’s how they qualify — and how officials ultimately decide whether they’re counted.Complete sentence ...

A brief on the Cutoff stream, which a billionaire blocked access to, was issued by the state agency in the days leading up to oral arguments before the 12th Court of Appeals.

Controversial remarks by the GOP candidate cast a national spotlight on the typically quiet race for a spot on the Texas Railroad Commission.

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The Austin Democrat used the forum, absent rival Ken Paxton, to discuss policy and present himself as a moderate. Republicans cast those efforts as contrary to his record.

The race to be the state’s first new agriculture commissioner in more than a decade has turned personal as both men have challenged each other’s ties to farm land.